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      Red Bull Stratos Jump.....Possibly the COOLEST thing I will ever watch live!

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      Red Bull Stratos Jump.....Possibly the COOLEST thing I will ever watch live!
      Oct 13, 2012 08:27:51 pm
       For those who dont know, the Stratos Jump is an attempt for the world record freefall/skydive.  Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon and jump from a suspended capsule. He will travel at supersonic speeds before parachuting to the ground. Basically this dude will travel at the speed of sound with nothing but a pressure suit on. He will literally be falling so fast he will make a Sonic Boom  :o

       http://www.redbullstratos.com/

      This is just an unbelievable feat. 

      Its supposed to be on for tomorrow Sunday Oct. 14 @ 6:00 am MDT. So for my friends in Liverpool and the UK it would be live at 2:00 PM/ GMT. I think.  Double check to make sure. It all depends on the winds and weather, it was already postponed, so check the Red Bull link I inserted above for updates.


      Good Luck Felix, you are a f***in' hero. YNWA!!!!
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      Reply #1: Oct 14, 2012 10:58:53 am
      The countdown on the site says 2 hours and it's now 11:00 in the UK, making it 13:00 start. I'm assuming that's the actual jump and not the start of the coverage.
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      Re: Red Bull Stratos Jump.....Possibly the COOLEST thing I will ever watch live!
      Reply #2: Oct 14, 2012 11:18:00 am
      The web site time now -> 19:18:00.

      When is he going to jump?   ???
       
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      Reply #3: Oct 14, 2012 11:20:04 am
      Been a long wait.
      Safe jump.
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      Reply #4: Oct 14, 2012 12:57:04 pm
      Looks like it's been put back to 14:30 UK time.
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      Reply #5: Oct 14, 2012 01:16:38 pm
      Waiting on wind speeds to drop again.
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      Reply #6: Oct 14, 2012 02:04:01 pm
      Envy! Love to do this.
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      Reply #7: Oct 14, 2012 03:03:26 pm
      I looked on the Red Bull site and it said 37 min, 1 minute ago and now its 117 minutes.  If the wind is too strong the wont jump. and its the wind speed at ground at then the speed at 700 ft so it changes constantly.

      So many factors to consider its crazy. But I'll just leave it on TV and all day until he finally jumps.   Its being shown on Discovery Channel, so if you have it in the UK put the Discovery Channel on.
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      Reply #8: Oct 14, 2012 03:47:22 pm
      Filling the balloon. Looks like its a go.
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      Reply #9: Oct 14, 2012 04:29:02 pm
      Everybody else getting the audio twice, like a really bad echo?
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      Reply #10: Oct 14, 2012 04:33:15 pm
      Everybody else getting the audio twice, like a really bad echo?

      Aye I'm getting that too Rep.
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      Reply #11: Oct 14, 2012 05:39:54 pm
      I just cant help feeling I am a witness to history. This is just amazing.


      Science is Awesome.
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      Reply #12: Oct 14, 2012 05:55:13 pm
      Looking forward to this, studying stuff to do with this on my aerospace engineering degree atm.
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      Reply #13: Oct 14, 2012 05:57:12 pm
      Has he actually set off then??
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      Reply #14: Oct 14, 2012 05:59:55 pm
      He's gone up 84000ft out of 120000 so far.
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      Reply #15: Oct 14, 2012 06:00:05 pm
      Yes. Hes at 83,000 ft now and he jumps at 120,000 ft. So in the next 60 minutes he is jumping out.
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      Reply #16: Oct 14, 2012 06:13:11 pm
      Thanks peeps.  Will try to get a stream and watch it.
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      Reply #17: Oct 14, 2012 06:21:59 pm
      Thanks peeps.  Will try to get a stream and watch it.

      It's live on YouTube debs! Red Bull Stratos - freefall from the edge of space

      This lad is stone mad. Looks like it'll be soon enough.He's at 104k ft now.
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      Reply #18: Oct 14, 2012 06:46:00 pm
      I'm terrified watching this!
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      Reply #19: Oct 14, 2012 06:47:48 pm
      Me too!

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      Reply #20: Oct 14, 2012 06:55:37 pm
      128,000 FEET!!!

      I dont know if Felix can actually get out the capsule because his MASSIVE BALLS are going to block the door.   This dude is fearless.
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      Reply #21: Oct 14, 2012 07:04:13 pm
      Watching it now. This guy is nuts.
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      Reply #22: Oct 14, 2012 07:05:11 pm
      Here he comes!

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